New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-21
SHOT BY PINKERTON'S MEN
A wANToN MURDER IN JERSEY CITY. ..

strike yesterday afternoon by committing what
seems to have been an unprovoked murder. The
victim was Thomas Hogan, age sixteen. of No.
5S3i2 Grove-st, who was returning home from his
work in the railroad freight yard The stories Of
the affair differ in some minor points, but they ali
agree in the fact that the shooting was with.
out adequate provocation. Several Of the Pm
kerton meu were on duty on the railroad
track at Eighteenth and Henderson sts. The track
at that point is on an embankment twelve or four.
teen feet high. Between the embankment and the
HendersOu-st. sidewalk IL q largo sheet Of ice.
which is used by boys for skating and sliding.
About 4:45 p. IN. dozen boys were on the ice
while about fifteen twenty strikers stood on tho
west side Of Hen' nrson-st. dividing their atten-
tion between the boys and the PinkertOn men, who
were walking up and down the track. Some of the
boys who ranged In age from five to twelve
began throwing Jumps of ice at the Pinkerton men.
1t Is said that one of them struck q Especial in
the mouth. The lieutenant in charge Of the squad
walked out to the edge of the embankment and
ordered the boys to cease throwing voiley
of missiles followed, aud the Lieutenant, becoming
angry. threatened to shoot the lads if they did not
cease. Two or three Of the boys hurled another
volley Of ice and hard snow. Thereupon either
three or four of the PinkertOn men drew revolvers
and fired simultaneously. Hogan, who was on his
way home from work and had stopped for a moment,
fell on the sidewalk. There was bullet wound
directly over his right eye. Some of the strikers
ran to pick him up, but he was unable to speak.
Death was almost instantaneous.
One of tae specials " blew call whistle, which
brought the whole squad together, and they
marched down from the embankment in q BODY
and gathered round the PROSTATE body. When
they saw that the boy was dead they marched
back to the embaDkment and disappeared down
the track Information Of the shooting was sent
to the Second Precinct Police station and PoIIce
Headquarters The reserves from the station
FASTENED TO the scene, and Sergeant McGnniss took
charge of Hogans body and had it remOv ed 70
Boylans MorRue. Chiefof Police Murphy arrived
a few moments laler aud made an investigation.
The result If 1t was that Patrick sheehy, Daniel
Cahill, Murphy Morlarty and Samuel A. Nef all
having fired the fatal shot.
Great excitement followed the shooting and 1t
looked tor time as If q riot would result Large
some of them advocated resort to violence.
Better cOunseis prevailed, however, and ct the
solicitation OF some of the leaders the strikers pro-
ceeded quietly to Hiney's Hall in Hohoken, where
the tragedy was discussed and the Pinkerton men
denounced.
At the morgue it was found that the bullet
bad penetrated Hogans temple at the eyebrow aad
lodged in the back Of the head.
Several eye-witnesScs of the shooting who wero
seen by a TRIBUNE reporter agreed upon the main
facts of the story. Thomas Burns the proprietor
of lime kiln in Henderson near Eighteenth ST.,
said:
was standing at my stable door looking the children
playing the ice There were fifteen twenty of them
of the boys picked small pieces of ice and threw them
the special policemen who top OF the embank
ng to shoot them they did not About forty or
fifty OF the strikers standing the opposite side
walk the street and they hoOed at the specials
The children threw some more ice and then four Of
the fnkerton draw their revovers and fire. Hogan
firing done the crowd OF strikers scattered in every
direction Some OF them returned and gathered around
the boy but they moved away when the Pnkerton men
marched down In body. The Pinkerton looked at
then fhey marched back %p to the and
walked down the track toward the wharf don't know
Identify them IL they wore the clothes They didn't
fire in the air nor at the ground but at the crowd Of boys
standing on the sidewalk looking at them
John Eek, of No. 623 Newark-ave, painter who
was working at house within 200 yarls of the
embankment, corroborated Burnss statement aud
added that immediately after the shooting he saw
of the specials run down the track toward
the coal wharf. Andrew McKenna. Thomas Bar
den, Benjamin Robertson and Michael Law tell
substantially the same story as Burns except that
three SLOTS instead of four were fired. Other eye
witnesses James stewart, Henry Carisen,
James McCatrey, Theodore Fitch, Z. 4. Pahren-
burg and IhOmas Lennon These latter arc
strikers, and their account bears strongly
against the PInkerton men.
he men who were arrested were readily picked
out of the crowd Of Specials VINO had been
drawn up IN line by Inspector Lanee. The revolyers
they had at the time were loaded and had ap-
slimed that they exchanged weapons with some Of
their colleagues. he pistols are large navy
revol, ers of 44-callbre and seven chambers When
the prisoners were taken TO Police Headquarters
they declined to make any statement. j. Flavel
MCGEE. of counsel for The Delaware. Lackawanna
ami Western Railroad, was sent for ahd held
long interview with them. Their occupation IS
entered Oh the books as special policemen and their
residence Chicago. Moriartv's eve is badly swollen
Ice. They will be arraigned before Justice Stiisng
this morning large crowd gathered around
until the police we're Obliged to drive them away.
because they were bl0ckadlng the thoroughfare.
County Physician Converse has directed Coroner
Burke to hold an inquest on the case. thief Muir
ply had the prisoners removed from Police Head.
quarters and sent TO the Third Precinct Station az
a matter of precautiOn.
IL was said in Hobokeu last night that two of the
PinkertOn men boarded the western express train
which left the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad station at D. M d. ]ast ar arter @ ,hI sno.nH
the affair.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE COAL STRIKE.
SOME COAL MOvED-NO CHANGE IN PRICEs-REFUs-
ING TO HANDLE COAL IN NEw-YORK.
Nothing special beyond the shooting occurred yes
terday in New-Jersey in connection with the strike.
The same force of workmen was employed on tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western wharf and about
the same quantity Of coal was moved the pre-
vous day.
Little work was done the Lehiga Valley Com
panys wharf. Three tour carts were delivering
coal to regular customers but attempt was made
to ill large orders -
At Port Johnson work advanced slowly, although
seven y-dve put on. They are inexperi-
snced men, but they did their BEST The large force
Of pinker on men depuzed United States Marshals
we're on duty and rgidly excluded everybody from
the wharf. They heavily armed aud prepared tor
any emergency.
At WeeaawSeu the situation remained unchanged
The new men have become expert from expert
ence aud now able to handle as much coal n .
day ~ the old nands.
More coal was brought into this city yesterday thsn
on any previous day since the strike began but de-
sDte fbfs and the moderation the the retail
proe was not lowered. As ieared the handlers on
this side show q decided anupathy to handling coal
dunn cd by "scab" " ,rkmen, and tue dealers found
difficulty getting the coal out u the hoats into the
yards. The handlers here are members OF District
Assembly No. ~ Knights Of Labor. and at q meeting
on Monday night at which there We're present repre-,